| Option | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Name of the security group. Example: | Yes |
| Description of the group. This is informational only. If the description contains spaces, you must enclose it in single quotes ('). Example: | Yes |
Amazon EC2 returns a table that contains the following information:
Output type identifier ("GROUP")
Group name
Group description
Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.
This example creates the websrv security group.
$ec2-add-group websrv -d 'Web servers'GROUP websrv Web servers